Prologue
When I was a little girl, I had a tiny pink blanket with holes and a bitten off piece in the middle. The corners were perfectly frayed and soft and it helped me sleep at night and hung out with me all day. I named it “Woogie,” and I took it everywhere: my backyard, my best friend’s house, the park, the car, the bathroom…everywhere. I could not let go of Woogie.
When I turned five and enrolled in Kindergarten, I realized if I wanted to be a “big girl,” Woogie needed to go. I truly wanted to be able to go to school without Woogie, but I could not. It terrified me. Woogie was a part of me, and it was scary to let her go. My mom sympathized with my inner struggle and came up with a plan. She had me sit down at the table and write a farewell letter to Woogie. We found a pink polka dot box to put Woogie in, put the letter in with her, sang a little song, and packed her away high up in my closet. Woogie had a place in my life at one time, but the time had come that she no longer served a helpful purpose, and Woogie needed to go.
This month’s fitmixer® giveaway topic is geared toward unleashing our “Woogies” and saying “ces’t la vie,” “adios,” and “goodbye forever” to that thing that is holding us back.
We all have “Woogie” issues that hold us back from achieving our health and fitness goals, so we’d like you to write a farewell letter and dismiss the issue from your life. Your “Woogie” can be ANYTHING, whether it be junk food, negative thoughts, belly fat, excuses…
It goes something like this:
“Dear Sleep, I love you but you are constantly making me miss my early morning gym appointment,” or “Dear Junk Food, I hate your guts. You make my gut fat…stay the hell away from me.” Okay, I know those sound humorous, and your “Woogie” might be, but it can also be something that is serious for you, like: “Dear Eating Disorder, You are messing up my life,” or “Dear Put Downs, I don’t want to hear from you any more.”
Be elaborate and confront your “Woogie!” Then, simply let it go. Don’t let it be your roadblock any longer.
Good luck to you all!
-Candice, R.D.
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Dear Self Sabotage – GO AWAY. I know I have this subconscious belief that any time things are going well, something has to go wrong. But it DOESN’T so stop messing things up! I can be happy and I deserve it:)
i feel exactly the same way. it is hard to get over. and i am struggling with it as well! i know you can do it!
Dear laziness,
You’ve done absolutely nothing for me in the 12 years we’ve known each other. I always blamed you for long nights on the couch in front of the tv when I should have been outside walking the dog. I blamed you for hitting snooze for an hour every morning. I’m sorry to say this because I know you’re really sensitive, but WE’RE THROUGH! From now on I’ll be spending at least an hour being active every day. That’s only 4% of each day, but it will make a huge difference in the future.
Goodbye, laziness. See ya never.
Aimee
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Dear Doubt,
Please stop making me feel about myself in a way I know is not true. I can do it and you can’t stop me.
Suck it,
Laurel
I’m guilty of this one too, another break up that needs to happen for me. It’s time to start believing in ourselves. We’re awesome!
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Dear Weak Mind, Please leave me alone while I train for my FIRST marathon!!! I am tired of you creeping into my thoughts during my long runs and causing me to doubt myself and my ability.
Dear workout slump,
It’s time to break up. At first I really enjoyed how you never pushed me to get up early to go to the gym or nagged me to try something new, but this has been going on long enough. You are holding me back from my full potential, and the next time you urge me to just relax on the couch instead of going for a run, I’m going to have to politely decline. In fact, as hard as it is to hear, I’ve rediscovered an old friend: motivation.
Sincerely,
C
I am experiencing the same type of slump right now! Good for you to find your motivation and get back into your workout routine. I am going to follow your lead and kick my ‘workout slump’ to the curb as well!
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Dear Doubt,
Oh the friendship we’ve had. We’ve cried, we’ve commiserated, and you’ve spent many a day providing comfort after persuading me into believing your sweet nothings. So much time and effort has gone into creating this cycle, but alas I’m afraid it’s time we parted ways.
You see, since I started training for a 5k this January, you’re influential hold has gradually loosened. Of course I have fallen into your grasp a few times since then, always falling back into the routine of enjoying your safety net of stagnation, but I’ve picked myself up again and am going strong.
And unfortunately for you, my now greatly sculpted legs have a way of drowning out your pleas of reconsideration. It’s quite remarkable actually, you should try it sometime.
As for me, I’d rather spend my energy on increasing weights and distances. So if you’ll excuse me, I have an Iron Man to train for.
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Dear Procrastination,
We have had a long history together, but it’s time to part. You are keeping me from trying new ways to work out and become more physically active. It’s just been too easy to say, “I’ll get up and do some strength training with weights tomorrow,” or “I’ll start going to the gym/join a class next month.” But that’s not helping me to do make changes I need to make and to be the best that I can be. From now on, you are history. I want nothing more to do with you! It’s over between us!
Goodbye,
Ginny
i AM TOTALLY A PROCRASTINATOR TOO! bUT MINE HAS TO DO WITH SLEEP. gOODBYE!!!
Sorry for the shouting. I can’t see what I am typing!
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Aimee, I feel exactly the same as you about laziness! I like the way you broke it down to just 4% of your day being active. That sounds very do-able!
Dear negative self-directed comments/thoughts-
You suck. I do not know when you began to be apart of me, but i want you to go away. I try to think positively about myself as much as possible. my body has done so much for me, carried me through marathons, half marathons, high school and college field hockey seasons, as well as poor nutrition in college and binge drinking. i want my body to be healthy and strong! i am going to try to change my negative comments to positive as much as i can, even if it starts with just one a day. i am going to tell myself each morning how beautiful and strong and wonderful i am. ( i fell like i should tell my self each day, ‘you is smart, you is kind, you is important’ a la The Help as those are probably better characterisitcs to focus on but all my negative thought are directed towards appearance)
thanks for nothing,
Hannah
Dear Insecure Gina,
There comes a point in your life when you got to stop tearing yourself down in every aspect of your life. Instead start building your self up and know that you are worth it. Now believe it.
yours truly,
Gina
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Clare,
I know exactly how you feel!! I have read your your lovely blog a couple times (sorry I have never said hi!) and I know for a fact that good things are coming your way. Don’t let those negative thoughts get you because they hold no truth. You deserve only great things Clare.
Gina
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Dear Doubt,
You may have worked your way into my life, but this is one thing I have no doubts about, this has turned into an unhealthy relationship – it’s time for you to go. You always seem to pop in at the most horrible times, just when I’m on the verge of reaching my goals. I push myself, but just when I’m about to achieve (a PR or most recently finishing a set with a higher weight than I’ve ever used before), there you are and I wonder why I’m even bothering. But this will be changing – I just wanted to give you a little heads up.
Sincerely,
Carolyn
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Dear Real World-
I know you’re trying to freak me out now that I got my first “big girl” job, but I’m strong and more courageous than you think I am. Red rover, red rover send real world right over!
Sincerely,
Mackenzie
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In response to Clare, I know what you mean in terms of anticipating that things will fall through when they are going well. But as I’ve come to realize, it’s this thinking about them going wrong that tends to bring about the bad. As hard as it is, just continue as you’ve been doing, and push that doubt out of the way. If you’re not concentrating on it, it’s less likely to occur!
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In response to Aimee,
Congrats! publicly making a commitment is definitely the first step towards ditching laziness for good! I don’t know if you’re a morning person, but I’ve found that for me, it’s always easiest for me to get my workout/moving in early in the morning – plus then I just feel amazing for the rest of the day!
In response to Ginny,
hooray! I’ve found that writing out a schedule for myself each week and/or checking off what I’ve accomplished really helps me prevent putting things off. Putting the schedule in a public place, such as the fridge can be really helpful, especially for workouts, in terms of accountability.
Dear Doubt,
You may be stronger than I realized, but the same goes for me. I don’t have to let you pull me down from feeling capable, or grab a hold of me just when my confidence starts to rise. In fact, I don’t need you near me at all, because I AM capable of great things and I deserve confidence all the time. So you can find another place to live, far away from me and the great things I’m able to do.
Madeline
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Dear Imperfect Waistline,
I look at you everyday. I see you even when I am not in the mood to see you. You are a part of me that will never go away. I have tried to improve you with sit ups, intense cardio, low fat meals, and endless HITT workouts. However, you just like to be fluffy, cushy, and hang which ever way you please. I am sick of sucking you in, tucking you in, and pulling your skin taut to see what you COULD look like.
Maybe we should just stop fighting? Maybe we should be grateful for one another? Maybe I should thank you for being there so that when I am given the glory of being a mother in the future years, I will have skin there to support a baby. Maybe I should be glad that I have curves. Maybe I should be glad to have a waist to hold up my pants.
Thank you imperfect waistline. For showing me that I spend way too much time looking and thinking about you. I’m going to grant you your wish. Go ahead, hang how and where you please.
Love, me
Dear Constant Worry,
Please back off. I am only young once. I am the youngest and carefree I will ever have the chance to be. Leave me along and don’t come back. Thanks.
Seriously! I am always worrying about everything. And its true being young and carefree is the best time to get rid of excess worrying! Good luck!
I’m with the two of you, I worry like nobody’s business. I need to let it go and focus on just enjoying my life. If I don’t, it will just pass me by. Good luck!
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Dear Obsession,
Please stop making me feel bad when I don’t constantly exceed my goals. I am working my hardest and that is all I can do.
We’re done!
Sincerely,
Chelsea Lords
Dear Self Doubt,
We’re having a battle of the ages here. I want to run far and fast as I train for my first marathon, and you tell me that I can’t. You tell me I’m not the runner I was before I got pregnant. You tell me that I don’t have the time to run far and the strength to run fast. You remind me that the baby weight is still hanging out and there’s no way to do run far and fast with it around. Well, I have something to say: I can run far. I can run hard. I might not be “fast” but I’ll dern well try.
Good. Bye.
K
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Dear Laziness,
We have had plenty of time together and now it is time for me to break away from you and live my life. I know you always try to draw me back with promises of tv, rest and relaxation. But once we are done I feel ashamed and guilty. Exercising never makes me feel that way. Exercise may not call out to me, but I feel energized and alive afterward. SO goodby laziness, see you never!
Sincerely,
Jennifer
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dear fear,
you’ve taken too many years away of my life and i’m putting a stop to it – we’re done! you have kept me from following my dreams and you don’t deserve that kind of power in my life. from now on, i’m going for it, no matter what.
goodbye!
I know exactly what you mean Melissa. Fear is a constant battle for me too. I have a lot of trouble overcoming it, but I know that we can both get over our fears and accomplish whatever our minds come up with. Congrats for breaking up with your Fear
tina – carrots n cake
dear scale,
a stupid number does not tell me my self-worth. i am more than a silly number on a scale! these powerful arms have helped me through countless workouts, full of pullups and pushups. these powerful legs have helped me run a 5K and deadlift almost 300 lbs! we’re done. cya!
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Dear Lack of Willpower,
You and I both know how much I love sweets, and how hard it is for me to say no when I am offered a piece of birthday cake at my job. However, I’m ready to break up. It’s not fair that I keep sacrificing my goals because I have such a hard time saying no. I continue to see progress, but I know you are the main reason I am not seeing as good of results as I could. I’m moving on and going to better myself, my confidence and my body.
Love,
Rebecca
Oh my goodness, I can totally relate to this. The sweets have got to go for me as well. They are my ultimate trigger and even in small amounts can lead to a nasty binge. Until I feel like moderation is an option for me…the sweets have got to go! Good luck to you Rebecca!
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Dear Unnatural Foods,
I think it’s time we see other people. I am sick of how you make me feel, and I’m ready to move on to bigger and better things. Namely, ingredients and food I can pronounce and feel good about putting into my body.
xo, Kelsey
Dear Habitual Snacking,
Whenever we meet, I never benefit. You sabotage my diet and hold me back from reaching my goals. My figure hates the time I spend with you.
Dear Low Self-Esteem,
In the past two years you have completely taken over my way of thinking… Just because I’ve been studying for a huge exam over these two years and still struggling, does NOT mean I am going to give up on my DREAMS. I am done dealing with you, from now on I am looking at this exam as Domination Day rather than Dooms Day! That’s right, I’m getting my mojo back… and the first way I am getting it back is grabbing my running shoes and getting outside and back into the gym. I thought the only way to improve on this test was studying 24/7 … well that is NOT the case, BALANCE is how I am going to achieve my dreams… I WILL dominate this exam and be one step closer to my DREAMS!
I will never see you again, low self-esteem!
XoXo,
Claire
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Dear Sugar/Sweets,
I am completely addicted to you and your deliciousness. I feel so happy while I am consuming you, but slightly guilty afterwards. You hold such control over me and once I taste you, I only want more of you! I think of you often throughout the day, and enjoy you often. However, you are not healthy for me or doing wonders for my figure. You go against all of the hard work I do at the gym and I don’t appreciate it. We really need to break up once and for all.
Xoxo,
Jacqui
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Dear Shoulda, Coulda and Woulda,
It’s a long and doubt filled road we’ve been wandering down. The four of us have avoided countless decisions, changed our minds and changed them back. It’s time I walked away from you for good and remembered that every decision I’ve made was exactly what I wanted. It’s been real, but I’m walking away with confidence in my choices and my ability to move the heck on!
xo xo
Katie
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Dear Alcohol,
It’s not you; it’s me. You are wonderful and delicious and intoxicating, but we have to see other people. I only like you as a friend and cannot continue our exclusive relationship. You suffocate me. You sabbotage my healthy lifestyle. You make me feel bad about myself. I am over you. If I see you when we’re among friends, please say hello; otherwise, stay the hell away from me and I will do the same to you. We can reminisce about good times with friends over a glass of wine, but we must go our separate ways at the end of the night. I deserve to be happy and to begin everyday feeling like the best person I can be. You stop me from doing that, so (again), we are over. Don’t call me.
Ha! I love this and it truly is something to say goodbye to! It tastes so good and is so enjoyable along the way, but man, it really can hold a person back! You go girl with this one! It is NOT an easy one at all. I’ve been enacting a rule to not drink except on weekends and I feel so much better when I do that.
You can do it!
Dear Belly Fat,
I know you think I am going to give up and just let you keep hanging around because I have already lost enough weight and I am “older.” Well, that may be what other people keep telling me to do, but I have no intention of letting you stick around. You see, you are just bad for me. (And I really don’t like the way you look either!). Not only has being healthy become important to me, along the journey I learned that I am capable of so much more than I ever thought, so there really is no room for you any more, no matter what anyone else thinks!
Good Riddance,
Alexis
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Her break-up letter to fear was awesome!
I would like to send a break-up letter to late night snacking. I really have got to stop seeing this negative character, he ruins my healthy day!
And Carolyn, I love your letter to alcohol! I totally hear what you are saying.
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Dear furniture,
Couch, chair, dining room chair: this one goes out to you. While after a long day at work, you all are certainly very welcoming and understanding to my need to relax for a short while. However, your generousity is meant to suck me in and tie me down. As a result, I do not always get out for walks and runs as needed! I’m sorry to have to say this, but it is time we end this unhealthy relationship and the bad influences that come along with it. I just can’t stick around so often. Don’t worry, we can still be friends. We just will be seeing a lot less of each other.
Love, Nikki
PS. Bed, don’t think you’re getting away with anything. This includes you too.
hahha! atta girl!
Dear Distractions,
Dear stupid distractions, distracting me from important sleep> YOu have been sucking me in, making me believe I must watch the news to know the weather, must answer that email, must check instagram, instead of getting sleep. Sweet, beauty sleep. As a resultmy eyes ar eheavy, yawns are frequent, and my work idrags on….
Goodbye to you distractions, and hello bed, and a good night’s rest!
Love Andi
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Dear Negative Self Talk,
You are not welcome here! Stop coming around every time there’s a treat in town. Stop trying to break me down and put me into a bad place. You are no longer welcome. Go find another tree to bark up!
Sincerely,
Thoroughly fed up Christina
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Dear low self esteem,
Hey you- I think it’s time we see other people. No, no wait. I don’t want you to see anyone else. Maybe you should just go jump off a cliff. You’re mean and no one likes you. You are useless. A bad seed. I waste countless hours with you that I could be spending loving my children/husband/myself. Yes, myself- because even though there are so many things I wish to change about me, I do NOT need to dwell on them. Instead, I should be working on 1. accepting what I can’t change or 2. working on what I can. I hope you understand. But honestly? You’re just a big jerk.
No love,
Nicole
Dear Perfection,
We need to break up. You are demanding entirely too much of my time, my essence, myself. I need to be alright with who I am for who I am in the moment, nothing more and nothing less. I am doing the best that I can, and if it doesn’t reach your exacting standards, I need to be okay with that. I need to let go, relax, and live a little. From this moment forward, I pledge to not need your re-assurance anymore. I do not need you to affirm that I am worthy – I am worthy in my own right. I need space, confidence, happiness, and I need to embrace life.
I wish I could say that it’s been great, but it really hasn’t. Please, don’t ever call me or call on me again.
Chelsie
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Dear late night snack,
Our time together has come to an end. You taunt me when I am not even hungry and you leave me bloated and regretful in the morning. I have a healthy marriage to early morning workouts, and my affair with you has interfered with that relationship one too many times. When I hear you calling me from the kitchen tonight, I will not answer your call. We are done here.
Thanks for nothin!
Becca
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Dear Excuses,
I need you out of my life, so we have to break up. I have been doing my best to distance myself from you in the hopes you’d get the picture, but somehow you just can’t take a hint and keep coming around. I am so much better, and more myself, when you aren’t around. I accomplish so much without you in my life and feel amazing. Sometimes you’re sneaky and make me think you really are what I need in my life. You try to seduce me with responsibilities and socializing alike, and other times you try to scare me into being with you out of fear, but in the end I just have the morning-after walk of shame to remind me that nothing about you makes me happy.
Get out of my life; I’m worth so much more than you.
And stay away from my friends, they don’t need you either! We’re stronger than that.
Seriously stay away,
Becki
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Dear Love Chub,
They say two is company, but three is a crowd. I love my boyfriend too much, so I guess you’re the one that has to go! So please scaddle out of my life. Okay, thanks!
Sincerely,
T
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Dear Excuses,
You’ve served me well when I needed to get out of things, but you make it too easy to choose the wrong thing over the right thing. So, as hard as it is, we’re through. No more excuses, I’m going to stick to my plan and what I know is right. There’s just no place for you in my life. See Ya!
- Heather
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Dear Sugar and other processed crap,
Sorry but you gotta go. Like now. You are making my tummy bloated and feel icky, you make the rest of me sluggish and tired. I need to get my fill of veggies and fruits and you get in the way and make those sound unappealing. It’s time to quit you for good and never look bad. Sorry I’m not sorry but this is the last time we break up.
See ya cravings and bad habits!
Oh goodness I need more fresh food in my life too! In with the good so there’s no room for the bad!
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Dear schedule,
You don’t own me! I can manage you and schedule my workouts AND complete them with enough time to get everything else done.
Booyah!
<3 Amanda
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Dear self-doubt,
I can do it. You’re not gonna tell me I can’t anymore. I have cut people and things out of my life that were holding me back from living the life I want to. They’re gone and so now you are too. I love my family, my friends, my job and my life. I can and will be happy. Things are better now and it’s all because I made the changes I wanted to. Me. I did that.
So, self-doubt…put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Supahstahhhh!
-Erin
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Dear haters,
I don’t need you or your negativity! I will continue to grow my business, my friendships, and most importantly make my family stronger. If you dont have anything good to stay then keep it to yourself!
-Kelly
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Dear Stress, please go away! I know you’re beginning your career as a first grade teacher, but you still need to have fun and enjoy life! Stop worrying about everything being perfect!!!!
Sincerely,
Kelsey
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Dear Baseball, I am breaking up with you. It’s football season and my true love has returned.
All the best, Susan
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Dear sore muscles: GET OVER IT
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Dear drama,
I don’t need you in my life anymore. Good bye for good!
-Amy
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Dear back fat,
Although we met several years ago, I honestly thought that you were just a phase I was going through. For some reason you have lingered around like a shadow. You’ve have only caused me embarrassment and I never get to wear the cute little summer tops. I’m always scared that you will show your bulging face. It’s time to part ways. I will no longer tolerate your ways.
It’s time to shrink off,
Tammy
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Dear self-doubt, you suck. Go away. <3 Jen
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Dear Lame excuses
I will no longer allow you to interfere with my training plan. You disguise yourself as work or kids schedules and keep me from reaching my goals. I vow to kick you lame excuses to the curb and me more fit.
Laure
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Dear Bad Attitude as a result of an injury:
I will not let you take over my life as I heal. I will not let you overcome my thoughts and make me growl at other runners. I will get through this with hard work and a positive attitude. SEE YA LATER!
Ashley
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Sassy Heather from Running With Sass sent me right here!
Dear Corner of the Couch,
I am tired of sitting on you everyday and not being able to accomplish
what needs to be accomplished. You must push me up every night to
get things done. I will no longer allow you to keep hold of me.
Couch let me go!
Allison
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Dear all-or-nothing attitude,
Get out of my life! Every little bit counts and I don’t have to try to be perfect all the time!
Janetha sent me!
Dear Self-Doubt,
Well the time has come and the time is now. I am breaking up with you. You are to leave and never EVER come back! You have been a constant nag the last 10 years, always telling me what I CAN’T do. Well I have decided that enough is enough and I only want to surround myself with thoughts of what I can do and what I will do. I am still young and have time to make things happen. But I know that will never happen with you hanging around, wispering in my ear that I’m not good enough. So good bye, self doubt. I wish I could say I will miss you but that would be one big fat lie.
Peace out,
Leah
Meghann from Meals & Miles sent me!
Dear Insecurity,
You are no longer welcome in my life! You have ruined relationships and I will no longer be a victim to you!
Sincerely,
Amy
Janetha from Meals & Moves sent me!
Janetha from Meals and Moves sent me!
Dear Trail Mix, I know you’re supposed to be “healthy”, but the amount of you that I ingest is anything but. I’m sorry, but you’ve gotta go. We’ll meet again someday. With love, Emily
Dear procrastination: Get lost! There’s no time better than the present and I’ve got goals to achieve!! It’s hard enough to find the courage to ‘just go for it’ and I don’t need to have you in the way. I’m worth it and I’m doing to chase my dreams until I can reach out & grab onto them. Love, Andrea
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Dear negative thoughts,
Go away! There are many more stressful things that are going on in my life and I don’t need negative thoughts about my body, or the way I look, controlling my life. I eat healthy 99% of the time and exercise nearly everyday and I am beautiful. I don’t need anything pulling me down.
Sincerely,
Lauren
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Dear bad body image,
I am leaving you, never returning to your dark thoughts again. You have come into my life and sabotaged amazing things that were going on for me and its time for you to get lost. I am much better without you. I will not allow your negativity to over power the love I have for myself.
Lisa
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Dear negativity, I don’t like you and you need to leave me alone. I’m tired of the feeling you leave me with. Hope to never see you again, Karen.
Wow that felt really good!
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Dear pizza and chips,
Each month around the same time you come into my life and make me feel like crap! You taste so good while eating but moments later I know you were a mistake! Please understand this must stop! Ugh!
I liked you on facebook.
Dear eating disorder,
I’m sick and tired of you ruining my day with constant calculating and telling lies to make excuses for why I won’t eat things I really could and should have! No more skipping that bowl of ice cream, the extra serving of fruit, the nut butters, the guacamole, the oatmeal, or the sandwich. I’m breaking up with you to get back together with sugar, carbs, healthy fats, and happiness!
Janetha from Meals & Moves sent me!
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And I follow on instagram!
Dear Excuses, I’m over you. You have got to go. – Kelly
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Dear Poor Body Image:
You really need to go. No matter what I weigh or how much muscle i have, you always tell me I could do better. You look at me me in the mirror and point out all the little flaws and imperfections.
You know what? I don’t need you anymore. You need to get the eff out and let me live my life without bugging me whenever I happen to glance in a mirror.
–Sam
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Dear TV,
Please stop stalking me. I know there are some really good shows on that keep me on the couch but I can’t take it anymore. You are smothering me and I need to take that time to get out and get healthy. I will not allow you to transfrom me into a couch potato anymore. I need to get out and stop being lazy. Those precious hours could be spent at the gym and allowing me a better self image and healthier lifestyle.
Heather Montgomery is my ambassador.
Dear so-called “healthy” cereals,
you are stretching my wallet and causing me to spend money on extra calories that I do not need. We have spent lots of time together in my room with the door closed without the company of milk and a bowl and spoon. I’ve had enough of reaching for you in times of sadness and need. It’s time we break up and move on.
Leslie
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Dear Self-Consciousness,
You are a jerk. Here I am a 30 year old woman, married to a wonderful man, healthy, tall, strong, funny, talented, smart, loyal and honest. And you – you are nothing but a coward. You just creep around corners, hide in magazines or social media, hide behind groups of women at parties and in mirrors in the dressing room. You promise me confidence, yet leave me feeling sad, alone and less than.
I’m DONE with you. I will no longer listen to your false statements. I will no longer let you convince me that I am not (fill in the blank) enough. Because I am.
Go pick on someone else,
Me
Annette from Fitness Perks sent me!
Dear Lack of Sleep, I’m going to do my best to get over you. I don’t enjoy the groggy feelings I have from you when my 5:40am alarm goes off to get my workout in. You make things hard while I’m working through my day and it’s no longer doable. Although I do enjoy the extra time you allow me in the evenings to relax, I think I’d be better off getting into bed at an earlier hour! So long Lack of Sleep! Hopefully we don’t meet again (at least for a while!) =)
THANKS!
Dear Disbelief,
You make me feel like I can’t do things even though I do all the time. You don’t help me and you put me in a mental funk – even though my actions don’t change. Goodbye.
Me
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Dear Perfection,
You’re getting really old. There is no such thing as perfect. Life is meant to be lived and you can’t live unless you get out there and stop being ruled by specific routines day in and day out. You will fail at things and that’s ok – that’s the beauty of life and the only way that you will learn and grow (and have some fun!).
Sincerely,
The Perfectly Imperfect Katie
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In response to Kelly: I totally agree with you on this one. Sleep makes such a huge difference in my day. Nothing beats a good night’s sleep!
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Dear Body, I love you and I promise to listen, respect and nourish you. No more over-training injuries this time around. I will do my best to keep you healthy.
Sincerely, Katie
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tina from Carrots N Cake sent me!
my goal is to maintain healthy eating (with less snacking and less processed foods) while be stressed as i continue my first semester of medical school. i have been able to remain active but need to clean up my eating a little bit.
i am also now following you on pinterest!
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Dear late night munchies,
I hear you but you’ll be ok. You aren’t the boss of me!
dear self destructive behavior, I have allowed you into my life for the last time. I can and am deciding I’m done with you for good. I am choosing to lead a healthy lifestyle and will allow myself to enjoy happiness and success.
Tina from carrots n cake sent me.
Dear Self-Doubt,
Your always there, always have been and well STOP! I am a strong young women and I can do WHATEVER I set my mind to. I am beautiful, strong and if I want to walk over to the testosterone filled weight room, I can and will!
Det eating disorder,
You have made my life an unhealthy one and I’m not sorry to say ixam over you. I will now focus on me and being healthy and you do not have control over me anymore. I will strength train to GAIN muscle not to lose weight. One of us had to go and I am happy to report its you.
Debbie
Dear eating disorder,
You have made my life an unhealthy one and I’m not sorry to say ixam over you. I will now focus on me and being healthy and you do not have control over me anymore. I will strength train to GAIN muscle not to lose weight. One of us had to go and I am happy to report its you.
Debbie
Carrots and cake sent me.
Encouragement for others is to remember to put yourself and your health first. You are the most important person when it comes to your success.
Dear self-sabotage,
After 7 years you’ve caused me to gain almost 40 pounds — every time I have a good day or two, you make up for it with eating so much bad food and excessive drinking. Not anymore! This fall, I’m working on getting back into an exercise routine and will be focusing strongly on my diet (which is the hardest part for me)!
No longer yours truly,
Kristina
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Dear Loose Flabby arms,
I know we have been together a long time, but I am really sick of seeing you every time I look in the mirror. I am really sick of feeling you swing back and forth whenever I wave my arms. I am really sick of you making my sleeves feel so tight. I am done having you in my life. I will be kicking you to the curb starting right now. We are over. Goodbye!!
With all due respect,
Your new soon to be skinny arm ex.
Tina at Carrots ‘N’ Cake sent me.
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